The Alabama Ethics Commission has cleared former Governor Robert Bentley’s political adviser, Rebekah Mason, of any wrong doing. Bentley and Mason are accused of having an affair. State Auditor Jim Zeigler filed a complaint against Mason in March of 2016. In that complaint, Zeigler accused Mason and then-governor Bentley of setting up the Alabama Council for Excellent Government. He said…
Gov. Robert Bentley took several guests to the presidential inauguration, including the former staffer he was accused of having a relationship with before his divorce. Bentley on Friday told reporters his five guests included Jon Mason, the director of the governor’s office of faith-based and volunteer services, and his wife Rebekah Mason. Rebekah Mason resigned last year as the governor’s…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s former political adviser is asking a judge to a pause a defamation lawsuit filed by the governor’s one-time body guard because of what her attorneys described as ongoing criminal and ethics probes. Lawyers for Rebekah Mason on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit or at least stay proceedings because of the ongoing investigations. Her…
Alabama’s former law enforcement secretary is adding defendants to his wrongful termination lawsuit against Gov. Robert Bentley. Attorneys for Spencer Collier added Alabama Law Enforcement Agency attorney Michael Robinson and special agent April Bickhaus to the lawsuit in a document filed Wednesday. The amended lawsuit claims Robinson and Bickhaus were part of an effort to smear Collier. Neither filed immediate…
The State of Alabama Ethics Commission have decided to move forward with the request by State Auditor, Jim Ziegler, to investigate the misuse of state and campaign resources. Reports of possible violations of the Alabama Ethics Law by Governor Robert Bentley and his senior advisor, Rebekah Mason have stemmed from their alleged inappropriate relationship. The case of the violations will…
